ArticlesTagged: FTSE 250

#FTSE 250

Stock analysis posts tagged "FTSE 250" from Openbook.

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Week in Markets

London's flat week: the FTSE 100 ended 1.29 points higher

Five sessions, a six-day winning streak, a 0.8% slump and a Friday rebound left the FTSE 100 up 1.29 points on the week. Little of it was British news.

Jack Green·28 Aug 2026
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Weekly Market Breakdown

UK Market Breakdown: Housing Cash Lifts Builders, Week of 24 August 2026

The FTSE 100 spent Monday to Wednesday inching towards 10,900 before easing back, while a near-£10bn government affordable-homes allocation gave Vistry its best day since 2020 and a third straight fall in Brent weighed on BP and Shell.

Openbook Analytics·27 Aug 2026
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Saturday Special

The FTSE 250 Hit A Record Because Its Companies Are Being Bought

The FTSE 250 record high is a supply signal, not a recovery signal. Mid-cap Britain is being bought and delisted faster than it is being replaced, and the index rises as the market shrinks.

Andrew Menzies·22 Aug 2026
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Weekly Market Breakdown

UK Market Breakdown: Oil and CPI Pin the FTSE 100, Week of 17 August 2026

The FTSE 100 ended Monday to Wednesday all but flat as Brent near $92 lifted BP and Shell, while UK inflation rose to 2.9% and the FTSE 250 slipped 0.9%. Kainos and Made Tech surged on guidance upgrades; Smith & Nephew fell as its finance chief quit.

Openbook Analytics·20 Aug 2026
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Weekly Market Breakdown

UK Market Breakdown: Hormuz Oil Stalls FTSE 100, Week of 10 August 2026

London's blue chips slipped in all three sessions from Monday to Wednesday as Brent crude neared $90 a barrel, with Imperial Brands, Spirax and Legal & General among the fallers while Balfour Beatty hit a record high.

Openbook Analytics·13 Aug 2026
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Weekly Market Breakdown

UK Market Breakdown: FTSE 250 Records, Astra Slides, Week of 3 August 2026

AstraZeneca fell 9% on a reported Bristol Myers Squibb merger approach, Prologis agreed a £14bn deal for SEGRO, and a slide in oil reshaped London's week as the FTSE 250 set back-to-back record closes.

Openbook Analytics·6 Aug 2026